Thursday , 2 July 2026

Uruguay vs Cape Verde Islands, Worldcup 2026 GROUP STAGE

FIFA World Cup · 2026
Uruguay
2 – 2
Full Time
Cape Verde Islands
Sun 21 Jun 2026 · 22:00 UTC Hard Rock Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 21' Kevin Pina
Maximiliano Araujo 44' 1–1
Agustin Canobbio 45+6' 2–1
2–2 61' Helio Varela
Y 5' Sidny Lopes Cabral
Rodrigo Bentancur 20' Y
Mathias Olivera 58' Y
Y 90' Diney Borges

Overview

Match Preview

Uruguay vs Cape Verde Islands — Worldcup at Hard Rock Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Espen Eskas (Norway)
  • Assistant 1 Jan Erik Engan
  • Assistant 2 Isaak Bashevkin
11 games this season 🟨 1.5/game ⚽ 4.7 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Mexico 3 9
2 South Africa 3 4
3 South Korea 3 3
4 Czechia 3 1
5 Switzerland 3 7
6 Canada 3 4
7 Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 4
8 Qatar 3 1
9 Brazil 3 7
10 Morocco 3 7
11 Scotland 3 3
12 Haiti 3 0
13 United States 3 6
14 Australia 3 4
15 Paraguay 3 4
16 Turkey 3 3
17 Germany 3 6
18 Ivory Coast 3 6
19 Ecuador 3 4
20 Curacao 3 1
21 Netherlands 3 7
22 Japan 3 5
23 Sweden 3 4
24 Tunisia 3 0
25 Belgium 3 5
26 Egypt 3 5
27 Iran 3 3
28 New Zealand 3 1
29 Spain 3 7
30 Cape Verde Islands 3 3
31 Uruguay 3 2
32 Saudi Arabia 3 2
33 France 3 9
34 Norway 3 6
35 Senegal 3 3
36 Iraq 3 0
37 Argentina 3 9
38 Austria 3 4
39 Algeria 3 4
40 Jordan 3 0
41 Colombia 3 7
42 Portugal 3 5
43 Congo DR 3 4
44 Uzbekistan 3 0
45 England 3 7
46 Croatia 3 6
47 Ghana 3 4
48 Panama 3 0

Head-to-Head

1
Uruguay 1 games · Avg 4.0 goals Cape Verde Islands
Last 5 meetings
2026-06-21 Uruguay 2–2 Cape Verde Islands

Recent Form

Uruguay
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Jun Cape Verde Islands H 2–2 D
15 Jun Saudi Arabia A 1–1 D
02 Dec Ghana A 2–0 W
28 Nov Portugal A 0–2 L
24 Nov South Korea H 0–0 D
03 Jul Colombia H 2–4 L
Cape Verde Islands
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Jun Uruguay A 2–2 D
15 Jun Spain A 0–0 D

Season Stats

Uruguay Cape Verde Islands
#31 Position #30
2 Points 3
3 Played 3
0 / 2 / 1 W / D / L 0 / 3 / 0
3 Scored 2
4 Conceded 2
-1 GD +0
0.67 PPG 1.00
0% Win % 0%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Uruguay this season
67% Clean Sheets
Cape Verde Islands this season

Uruguay are 31st (2 pts). Cape Verde Islands are 30th (3 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Uruguay
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/1
31-45
2/2
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/1
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Cape Verde Islands
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/2
46-60
–/–
61-75
1/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Uruguay to score. At the same time, Cape Verde Islands does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Sidny Lopes Cabral is having his name booked by the referee on 5.
  • 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 15' Uruguay is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 20' Rodrigo Bentancur was booked on 20.
  • 21' GOAL! Kevin Pina scores on 21.
  • 26' Cape Verde Islands looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Kevin Pina scoring 1 goals.
  • 31' Cape Verde Islands is showing some good football. However, Cape Verde Islands are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 36' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Agustin Canobbio made 373 appearances and scored 16 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 41' It looks like no one’s ball. Cape Verde Islands is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 44' What a strike from Maximiliano Araujo! The score is 1-1.
  • 46' Deroy Duarte has so much to prove this time. He replaces Telmo Arcanjo on 46 minute.
  • 51' What a strike from Agustin Canobbio! The score is 2-1.
  • 56' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Uruguay needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 58' It’s a booking for Uruguay player. Mathias Olivera gets a card.
  • 59' The whistle greets Gilson Tavares as he departs to be replaced by Nuno Da Costa.
  • 61' GOAL! Helio Varela scores on 61.
  • 66' Manuel Ugarte has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 34 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 70' Another substitution for Uruguay to replace Manuel Ugarte by Nicolas de la Cruz on 70 minute.
  • 75' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 80' Cape Verde Islands manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Yannick Semedo is hanging Jamiro Monteiro on the field on 80 minute.
  • 82' The Uruguay manager makes a substitution. Maximiliano Araujo departs to be replaced by Brian Rodriguez.
  • 87' The travelling Cape Verde Islands supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 90' It’s a booking for Cape Verde Islands player. Diney Borges gets a card.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Uruguay Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marcelo Bielsa

Cape Verde Islands Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bubista

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
0 / 4
1.06 Uruguay xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.17 Cape Verde Islands xG
I would bet for: Uruguay or Cape Verde Islands 69% + Under 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Uruguay35% Draw31% Cape Verde Islands34%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 2.23
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 65%
35%
± 2.5 38%
62%
± 3.5 19%
81%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Uruguay or Draw
66%
Draw or Cape Verde Islands
65%
Uruguay or Cape Verde Islands
69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Uruguay22% Draw52% Cape Verde Islands26%
Actual: Uruguay win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.3%
0 – 0
13.1%
0 – 1
11.3%
1 – 0
10.2%
1 – 2
7.5%
0 – 2
7%
2 – 1
6.8%
2 – 0
5.8%
2 – 2
Actual
1 – 3
3%
0 – 3
2.7%
3 – 1
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Uruguay

Handicap Uruguay covers Push Cape Verde Islands covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 19% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+0.5 64% — 36%
+1 64% 21% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 11% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Uruguay keeps clean sheet
32% ✓
Cape Verde Islands keeps clean sheet
35% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.